topsy-turvy

英 [ˌtɒpsi ˈtɜːvi]

美 [ˌtɑːpsi ˈtɜːrvi]

adj.  乱七八糟的; 杂乱无章的; 颠三倒四的

GRE

牛津词典

adj.

• 乱七八糟的；杂乱无章的；颠三倒四的
  in a state of great confusion
  1. Everything's topsy-turvy in my life at the moment.
     现在我的生活全都被打乱了。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 混乱的;乱七八糟的;颠三倒四的
  Something that istopsy-turvyis in a confused or disorganized state.
  1. The world has turned topsy-turvy in my lifetime.
     在我的一生中世界已经变得一团糟。
  2. …the moss-covered, topsy-turvy gravestones.
     长满苔藓、东倒西歪的墓碑

英英释义

adj

• in utter disorder
  1. a disorderly pile of clothes
  Synonym:disorderlyhiggledy-piggledyhugger-muggerjumbled

adv

• in disorderly haste
  1. we ran head over heels toward the shelter
  Synonym:head over heelsheels over headtopsy-turvilyin great confusion
• in a disordered manner
  1. they were piled up higgledy-piggledy
  Synonym:higgledy-piggledy

双语例句

• The children turned the whole house topsy-turvy when their mother went out.
  当母亲不在家时，孩子们把屋里都翻遍了。
• The government's topsy-turvy priorities mean that spending on education remains low.
  政府颠倒应优先考虑的项目意味着教育经费依然很低。
• For a few weeks after the accident her world was turned topsy-turvy.
  事故发生后的几个星期，她的世界变得颠三倒四。
• The refusal of the actor turned all our arrangements for the performance topsy-turvy.
  那个演员拒绝出台把我们整个演出安排都搞乱了。
• The world has turned topsy-turvy in my lifetime.
  在我的一生中世界已经变得一团糟。
• We just make everything topsy-turvy, turn everything into bad because we are taught that way, we accept other people as our own opinion.
  我们只是把一切搞得乱七八糟，将一切事情弄糟而已，因为我们被教育成这样，我们接受别人的意见当成是自己的。
• His relationship with Slughorn is a bit topsy-turvy.
  他和斯拉格霍恩的关系有些乱。
• She hurried home and turned everything topsy-turvy to find the lives to save.
  余老夫人急赶回家，翻箱倒柜地找待救之物。
• Heart inside the topsy-turvy.
  心里面乱七八糟的。
• This is a topsy-turvy world like Alice found in Wonderland.
  这是一个颠倒的世界，就像艾莉丝身处奇境一样。